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Customer Spotlight: Jordan II "Siberian Tiger"

Two months ago I debuted the Siberian Tiger Air Force Ones, well recently I was commissioned to do that same design...this time on a pair of retro Jordan IIs. Since the Lebron South Beach IVs in the last post, i've had the Jordan bug as far as customizing shoes so I was really looking forward to taking on this project.

Now I didn't go in with as much detail as originally planned due to the fact that a good portion of the shoe is patent leather (which does not absorb paint) and sections of the toe contained 3M reflector material. In a way it ended up being a good thing, as it added a little bit of character and subtlety to the shoe that works.

As you can see in the last pic, the original Air Force One version is featured in the rear. This was a fun project to work on and I want to give a shout out to Austin from Elite Exclusive for the opportunity to make this happen!

Interested in a commission design of your own? Email me at info@ecentrikart.net.

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